i searched and found a few threads on these and they seem to be positive. however, i was wondering what you guys think about the longevity of the pistons and rings. I wanted something that is reliable like OEM that will last at least 80k of normal daily driving. What do you think?

 

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hasting has been proven. a lot fo all motor/forced induction people use hasting. i think hasting is just as good as oem, but i do recall reading a thread way back that said hasting was better cause of the material. i cant find it, but if i do ill edit my post

 

I have some RS ITR pistons in my block ... They have seem to hold up but dont take my word for it... I only have about 350 miles on it since being swapped..

 

thanks for the input guys


up for more info!

 

like anything else, as long as you perform regular maintenance they should last you well above 80K miles..

 

thinking of hitting them up for a set of 84mm B20 pistons. Wondering the same thing. Had alot of problems with the last set of Nippon pistons I got. The rings were **** and caused me to start having oil consumption problems around 30K. Just pissed. So now I'm in the midst of the a rebuild with the new block and I'm super serious about the rings I use. I'm not rebuilding this engine again lol.

Chris

 

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I have done 3 B20's including my own with these pistons. So far they have been great. No super long term mileage on them yet but not expecting any issues..

I have taken apart a stock b16a that was rebuilt with those pistons and it had a broken ringland. But that was an old set and they have supposedly been redesigned to be stronger.

 

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I'm the owner of that motor. It had taken a lot of abuse, ie 200 mile round trips 4 to 5 times a week for a year, a little nitrous, goofing off on weekends, a blown radiator (overheated), etc. Considering all of that, they make a pretty good piston.

 

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I'm the owner of that motor. It had taken a lot of abuse, ie 200 mile round trips 4 to 5 times a week for a year, a little nitrous, goofing off on weekends, a blown radiator (overheated), etc.
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Yes that qualifies as abuse, didnt know about all those things!

 

haha good stuff. 99.5% of the time, i plan to just drive regularly. I don't mash everywhere...gas is expensive.

Thanks for the responses. If anyone else has experience long term, POST!

 

i'm 100% sure that my motor is the very first motor to have ever used the RS ITR pistons in a B20...as proof, here's my dyno sheet:



motor is coming up on 2 years and still runs strong...motor has been to street races as well as sanctioned events. i drive the motor about 40-50 miles like 2-3 times a week and sometimes on the weekend. i use 91 octane and not burning oil *knocks on wood*

i'll vouch for RS Machines ITR cast pistons anyday

 

r u using the hastings rings also with your itr pistons ?

 

From what I've seen RS 84mm ITR style pistons make awesome power, pretty much the best bang for the buck 84mm piston you can get.

 

my homie just got a set of 81mm RS pistons, his came with ARIAS rings

 

bump for longevity

 

Naw, there are Hasting rings placed in Arias bags

 

my buddy ran the 82mm RS machines p73 AO in his gsr. 30k on the engine since he builded the engine and it still runs just as strong as it did back then.

 

a big part of a motors life is the break in and tune on it

 

im also running rs machine itr pistons on my block... i give rs machine a

 

i got mines going back in

 

 

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good ****!!!

 

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I have done 3 B20's including my own with these pistons. So far they have been great. No super long term mileage on them yet but not expecting any issues..

I have taken apart a stock b16a that was rebuilt with those pistons and it had a broken ringland. But that was an old set and they have supposedly been redesigned to be stronger.</TD></TR></TABLE>

How's it going guys! If you feel strongly about them being ok in a 2.0L daily driver that sees some rpm on a fairly regular basis...then I'm down. Always kind of nervous with the cast pistons....

 

im thinking of picking up a set of rs itr cast pistons for my all motor build blox spec b cams. what compression is the rs itr, same as oem p73 itr pistons? 11.5:1